Being able to hear Adichie’s voice has significantly shaped
how I read her stories. While I am reading, I hear her telling the story and it
has definitely enriched my experience. I enjoy her stories possibly the most
out of any that we have read. I think she has a very different way of telling
them and I like to find stories that deviate from traditional methods of
storytelling.
I found many similarities in the stories, but the one that
particularly stood out to me was the second person point of view she uses in
“Tomorrow is too Far” and “The Thing Around Your Neck.” While it is true that
both stories deal with complicated family dynamics, it is also true that both
stories are able to draw the reader in better than any of her other stories (in
my opinion). This style immediately inserted me into the story and made me feel
as if I was a character. I find this method of storytelling interesting because
I always feel as if there is something that I am trying to figure out towards
the end of the story. The revelations that occur happen as if they are
happening to the reader in real time. This is very effective in evoking
emotions in the reader. For example, Nonzo’s death in “Tomorrow is too Far” allowed
for multiple things to be revealed about the characters because of the second
person narrative. I never knew what was going to happen next while reading.
While these stories may have stood out to me, I think that
all of Adichie’s works are great in their own right.
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